From a constituent in Newton, MATax Trump Slush Fund Payouts at 100% And Get Our Money Back
The President of the United States sued the government he runs and crafted a settlement with agency heads he can fire to give him $1.7 billion of our money he can use to reward his allies and foot soldiers. And all while he’s telling us we can’t afford food assistance or cheaper health care! This i
From a verified voter in Billerica, MACitizens United said corporations have a constitutional right to buy American elections. Hawaii just passed a law saying they don't. 24-0 in the Senate, 50-1 in the House. Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed Senate Bill 2471 into law last Thursday. This is the first legislation of its kind in the cou
From a constituent in Newton, MATry A New Way To Undo Citizens United, Stop Corporate Money in Politics
A compromised Supreme Court opened the floodgates with Citizens United, and now American democracy is drowning in corporate money. Creative advocates have suggested a new way to try to keep our heads above water: rewriting state codes to explicitly deny chartered corporations the authority to spend
From a constituent in Newton, MAIf Trump Withholds Funding, Our State Should Too
We’ve seen the same story play out time after time with this regime. Trump wants to punish or pressure “blue America” so we’ll fall in line. He holds hostage federal funding we’re owed for child care or health care or schools or emergency services. We run into court to fight back. We endure a long l
From a constituent in Newton, MATrump’s DoJ is Abandoning Antitrust Enforcement, Make Sure Our AG Can Step Up
The federal government has now been functionally captured by big business and billionaires. Our state attorneys general can and must step up, starting with enforcing antitrust laws. Please ensure they have the financial resources they require to work in partnership with other AGs and go toe-to-toe w
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